Analysis: Shooting a dark twist in 'demonetisation' saga
Published on April 04, 2018 at 11:36AM by Shona Ghosh, provided by
Melia Robinson/Business Insider A woman shot three people, then herself, at YouTube's California headquarters on Tuesday. Police identified the shooter as 39-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam from San Diego. Aghdam's father said she had often criticised YouTube for apparent censorship, and she complained online that videos she posted didn't make much money from ads. There is no justification for Aghdam's actions, but the shooting comes only two months after YouTube implemented policies that made it harder for smaller creators to make money from their videos. Smaller creators, angry at the new rules, have called the policy "demonetisation.
Published on April 04, 2018 at 11:36AM by Shona Ghosh, provided by
Melia Robinson/Business Insider A woman shot three people, then herself, at YouTube's California headquarters on Tuesday. Police identified the shooter as 39-year-old Nasim Najafi Aghdam from San Diego. Aghdam's father said she had often criticised YouTube for apparent censorship, and she complained online that videos she posted didn't make much money from ads. There is no justification for Aghdam's actions, but the shooting comes only two months after YouTube implemented policies that made it harder for smaller creators to make money from their videos. Smaller creators, angry at the new rules, have called the policy "demonetisation.
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